FROM Phonological Awareness TO Phonics Kaye Price-Hawkins, Priceless Literacy www.pricelessliteracy.homestead.com

Pre-phonics Sounds Children are the give the sounds that are evident responses to the pictures provided: Initial sound (alphabet) Vowel sounds (short and long)

Sounds and Syllables

What sounds do you hear? (short / ă /) How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? (long / ā /) How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? (short / ĕ /) How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? (long / ē /) How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? (short / ĭ /) How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? (long / ī /) How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? (short / ŏ /) How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? (long / ō/) How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? (short / ŭ /) How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? (long / ōō /) How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? (long / ōō /) How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? (short / ŏŏ /) How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? / a r / How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? / e r / How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? / ô r / How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? / o w / OR /a u/ How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? / oi / How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? /a i r / How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? / ô / How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? / f / How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? / j / How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? / k / How many syllables?

What sounds do you hear? / s / How many syllables?

Phonics Connecting Sounds with the Letters

bat cat rabbit

baby snake gate

jet pet bed

bees tree feet

lips pig wizard

kite bike climb

mop lock socks

rope cone bone

sun dumpster cup

balloon ruby salute

moon spoon raccoon

books hook cookies

star jar car

bird fern worm

horse door floor

clouds cow clown

coins boy toys

square pear chair

cross dog frog

laugh fish elephant

bridge jump soldier magic

bouquet headache kangaroo

science sundress circle

Now, go back to one or two of the slides that have the words with the pictures and ask students to make up a story or tell information about one or more of the items on the slide. For your P-K children, this will be totally oral unless you have a child like Ava who has entered school with some developed verbal skills. K and Grade 1 students will be able to draw a picture and write a few sentences about that picture (story or information). Grade 2 students will be able to expand on the project by researching information about their particular choice before writing.